Miss. Republicans should own anemic economic growth

As they are fond of telling those of us on the left, at some point you've got to start being accountable for the growth of the economy and stop blaming your predecessors.

Well, Mississippi's Republican legislative and executive branch leadership should now fully own the state's anemic economic growth and poor jobs numbers. Gov. Bryant has had nearly 12 months of majorities in both houses and has little to show for it.

Any Democrat in this state worth his or her salt should be beating the Republicans with economic data like it's a stick, and like Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, reminding them that they've turned down a huge stack of federal money from the Affordable Care Act that would create jobs.

You own it now, boys, and the data and folks' pocketbooks aren't indicative of successful economic leadership at the state level.

Buck Cooper

Jackson

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Miss. Republicans should own anemic economic growth

As they are fond of telling those of us on the left, at some point you've got to start being accountable for the growth of the economy and stop blaming your predecessors.